The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-10
Firemen's Hall.
Breaux Bridge Dec. 4th 1887.

DicduA Di HiSC DOO. fth iOos'
Pursuant to call of the Democratic
Parish Executive Committee of the Pa
rish of St. Martin, dated Nov. 9th. A. ID.
1887, and duly published in the two jour
mails of this parish the Democrats in mass
meeting assembled, this day for the
purpose of chosing and electing six dele
gates to represent the parish Of st. Mar
tin, N the State Democratic Convention
to be- holden at Baton Rouge on the 10th.
of January 1888 for the nomination OF
candidates for governor and other State
officers, and to re-Organize the Parish
Executive Committee and appoint a de-.
legate from this parish to the State Cen
tral Executive Committee.
At 12 o'clock m. sharp, Jules S. Brous-
sard, president of the Parish Executive
Committee called the meeting to order
and on suggestions made it having been
unanimously resolved that the Hall was
too small to contain the people in atten-
dance, the President announced that the
meeting and proceedings would be hol-
den outside in the open air in front Of
the Hall.
Whereupon all those present having
assembled in mass meeting, On motion
of A. Y. FOurnet duly seconded, Robert
Martin was unanimously chosen and
elected president of the Assembly.
On motion duly seconded it was una
nimously resolved that for the purpose
of facilitating the voting and in order to
more easily and correctly ascertain the
number of votes cast for each respective
candidate that all persons fayOring the
selection and nomination Of Nichols
delegation stand in ranks to the left and
all those favOring the selection and NOM
ination of "a McEnery delegation stand
likewise to the right. which was accOr-
dinghy done.
WhereupOn DR.. +. r. Martin and 7. L.
BrOussard tn e chosen tellers proceeded
in said order to take each individual vote
cast for each of said delegations or can
didate and after having duly compiled
said vote. made the following report OF
the total number of votes cast to wit:
For Nichols delegation 316.
For McEnery delegation 323.
Which said report was duly announced
to the assembly by the president.
On motion of Cyprien Guidry duly Sc
cOnded the following persons were una
nimOusly chosen and appointed as dele
gates to the State Nominating COnven-
tion to he held at Baton Rouge on jan
uary 10th. 1883 viz: Arcade Patin, Albert
DOnengeaux, Alcide Dupre, Leonard Sa-
vote, I. L. BrOussard and Charles Cute
kunst with instructions to vote as unit
for Samuel D. McEnery, as our choice for
candidate as Governor at the coming elec
tons.
On motion of A. FOurnet duly secon-
ded if is resolved that the selection OF the
aforenamed delegates be and are hereby
maize unanimous.
On motion of T. l.. BrOussard, duly Sc
cOnied it was resolved that the following
named persons are unanimously chosen
to compose the Parish Democratic Exc
cntive Committee viz:
1st, Ward. r. Martin, A. V. Fleming
Felix Berard, c. II. Olivier, Carlos
Greig.
md. Ward. Chs. Gutekunst, S. Smith
Chs. WaterhOuse, Chs. Larson John Craw-
sOh.
3rd. Ward. Auguste Barras, Arcade
Gauthier, l.. P. FOurnet, Numa COrmier
Martin Ducrest.
18th. Ward. Jules S. BrOussard, Ga
brielle Castillo Leonard SavOie, Joseph A.
Patin, Omer Martiu.
5th, Ward. A. A. Dupre, j. B. Angelic
L. C. Guidry. W. d. Talley, Paulin LatiO-
lais,
At Large, DIR. IL. ?. Guilbeau, James
Calais.
On motion of James +. MOuton, duly
seconded Jules Rousseau, is hereby una
nimOusly selected and appointed as dele
gate from this parish to the State Central
Executive Committee.
On motion duly seconded the meeting
was adjourned.
+. r. Martin, K. Martin.